The vast space was filled with bright nebulae. From afar, the endless nebulae were colorful. Although they looked still, they were undergoing changes that couldn't be seen by the naked eye.
This was especially true for these nebulae. Their appearances were different, and when one looked at them, they could be said to be extremely gorgeous.
On this day, a streak of light streaked across the nebula. This streak of light was not fast, but as it passed through the nebula, it caused the nebula, which had originally seemed still, to show signs of boiling and retreating.
What was even more shocking was that the person inside the ray of light didn't use a treasure like the star compass. Instead, he used his own body to walk through the nebulae.
This person wore a green robe and looked about 30 years old. His appearance was ordinary and there was nothing special about him. If there was anything special about him, it would be an indescribable ancient temperament.
It was as if this person had experienced the sea, the stars, and thousands of years of time.
Along the way, Wang Lin didn't use any powerful spells that merged with the world. Instead, he calmly walked among the stars.
It had been four days since he returned from the void.
Four days ago, he and Shimizu opened a passage back to the void with the help of Master Flamespark and left the void.
Wang Lin didn't mention much about the matter of the void. As for the whereabouts of Yi Muzi, Wudo Chan, and Wang Yue, Wang Lin didn't say much.
Master Flamespark also didn't ask much. However, when it came to Wang Yue, he frowned.
Wang Lin didn't stay with Master Flamespark for long. He used private matters as an excuse to leave. Master Flamespark pondered for a long time and didn't try to keep him.
Although he couldn't see through Wang Lin's ancient god body with his cultivation, he could see that Wang Lin gave off a powerful aura that shocked him.
Although this aura was still weak, it would grow to an extremely terrifying level in the future.
After Shimizu returned to space, the seal on his cultivation was released. After all, his celestial origin energy hadn't truly dissipated, it was just suppressed by the seal.
After recovering his cultivation, Shimizu didn't stay where Master Flamespark was. He turned around and disappeared among the stars.
On the surface, it looked like the two of them left one after another and didn't meet. However, Wang Lin knew that Shimizu would definitely come back to find him. After all, he had not searched through the memories of Esteemed Xuan Bao's primordial spirit.
Thinking back to everything that had happened in the void, Wang Lin felt emotional as he walked through the stars. Whether it was Lou Chen's life, the waves outside the sealed realm, or the secrets of the Celestial Realm, they were all fresh in Wang Lin's mind.
What shocked him the most was the Heaven Defying Bead!
Wang Lin had never expected that the Heaven Defying Bead would trigger a great war between the four Celestial Realms countless years ago!
"The war between the four Celestial Realms must have been countless times more intense than the war between the Luo Tian and the Alliance …" Wang Lin let out a sigh as he passed through a nebula. He looked into the distance and stopped moving.
A moment later, ripples echoed where he looked. Shimizu stepped out and looked at Wang Lin with admiration in his eyes.
Wang Lin's expression was calm as he smiled and said, "Senior Brother has arrived."
"The current you is enough to roam the star system, so I can rest assured." Shimizu took a step forward and arrived next to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin immediately noticed a powerful aura of blood coming from Shimizu's body. He could vaguely see that Shimizu's cultivation level was several times higher than it was four days ago!
"I heard people talking about you on the way, so I killed those Alliance cultivators who were good at hiding!" Shimizu's words were simple, but Wang Lin could tell that the amount of slaughter involved was not small!
This was indeed the case. The Slaughter Realm had issued a kill order for the Thunder Celestial Xu Mu. Even though Wang Lin had entered the void, they were still patrolling the area. However, they weren't scattered but split into two groups, keeping an eye on where the Luo Tian was.
However, the Slaughter Realm was unlucky this year, and the fiend Shimizu had encountered a portion of them. During the slaughter, this portion of cultivators had all died, and even their leader had been devoured by Shimizu.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and Esteemed Xuan Bao's origin soul flew out. He threw it toward Shimizu.
Shimizu caught it and pressed his right hand on Esteemed Xuan Bao's origin soul. His celestial origin soul activated, and a moment later, Esteemed Xuan Bao awakened from his coma. Bursts of miserable screams echoed and his body twitched nonstop.
Shimizu's expression was gloomy and his eyes were closed. After a long time, he opened his eyes and a layer of frost appeared on his face. He waved his hand and sent Esteemed Xuan Bao's origin soul toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn't speak as he took Esteemed Xuan Bao's origin soul. His origin soul had lost all of its intelligence and had turned into an object filled with celestial origin soul.
A dignified celestial, Esteemed Xuan Bao's junior brother, had ended up like this. It could only be said that whether it was a celestial or a cultivator, in this cruel cultivation world, if one is careless, they will fall. If one wants to be an exception, they can only become the strongest.
Wang Lin put the origin soul away and looked at Shimizu. At this moment, Shimizu's expression had returned to normal, but there was a hint of ferocity in his eyes. He had found a clue in Esteemed Xuan Bao's origin soul!
Shimizu looked at Wang Lin and slowly said, "Xu Mu, I'm going to the Cultivation Alliance's Slaughter Realm to get something. Are you willing to come with me?"
Wang Lin pondered a bit and said, "Can senior brother wait for me for 10 days?"
Shimizu nodded and said, "OK, I'll come find you in 10 days!"
With that, Shimizu no longer wasted any time. He stepped into the void and disappeared without a trace. The moment he disappeared, a monstrous killing intent flashed by!
Wang Lin let out a sigh. He knew that Shimizu must have found something in Esteemed Xuan Bao's origin soul. After pondering a bit, Wang Lin turned around and stepped forward. Ripples echoed under his feet as he merged with the world and disappeared.
The reason he said 10 days was because of two things!
There was a cultivation planet in the northern part of the Alliance Star System. This planet was deep in the northern part of the Alliance Star System, far from the battlefield from many days ago, so it had not been affected. From afar, this planet was filled with spiritual energy and was covered in green. It was a cultivation planet surrounded by endless forests.
This was a rank 7 cultivation planet!
Around this planet, there were three smaller cultivation planets that acted as secondary planets.
This rank 7 cultivation planet had a very beautiful name: it was called Dark Moon.
Most of planet Dark Moon was covered in forests, and there were many mortal villages scattered throughout. There were also many cultivation sects scattered among the famous mountains and rivers.
There was a famous mountain in the south that was called Heavenly Mountain by the locals. This mountain was very tall, and from the foot of the mountain, one could only see clouds. It was unknown if the peak of the mountain was in the highest heavens.
A stone path wound down from the top of the mountain, and most of it was hidden in the clouds. When one looked at it, they couldn't help but feel like they were in a fairyland.
Every morning, the sound of a bell would echo from the top of the mountain.
A few beautiful birds would fly through the clouds like black dots and circle the mountain. They would occasionally let out a few loud cries that intersected with the sound of the bell.
This scene was like a scene from a painting. It was very elegant, like a paradise.
Dong … Dong … Dong … The sound of the bell at the top of the mountain seemed to break through the clouds and slowly spread out. This caused everyone who heard it to feel calm.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a mortal village. This village wasn't big and had less than 100 families. It was surrounded by apricot trees, and the apricot trees were filled with apricot flowers. When the wind blew, bursts of fragrance filled the air.
Smelling the apricot fragrance would cause one's heart to flutter.
The sound of the bell seemed to blow away the coldness of the night. When the bell rang in the morning, bursts of smoke and the sound of dogs barking could be heard.
The smoke from the chimneys seemed to melt away the last trace of twilight in the morning. From a distance, this scene of movement and stillness contained a kind of artistic conception.
Wang Lin silently stood in the distance and looked at the village before him.
With the contrast of the smoke from the chimneys, what moved were the rising smoke and the swaying apricot trees. What stood still were the rows of century-old houses. One moving and one stillness, showing and stirring up the leisure and busyness of the human world. The combination of movement and stillness brought Wang Lin a familiar yet strange memory.
What he remembered was not the village in front of him, but Rosefinch's childhood.
In a trance, a nursery rhyme came from not far away. There was also the crisp sound of a bell echoing in the silence of the morning.
"The apricot tree blooms white flowers. Don't take a Daoist as your home.
Last year, Second Lang just came up the mountain. Next year, First Lang's bones are cold. His daughter's cries accompany the dead, but she takes the coffin as her home … The apricot tree blooms white flowers. Children don't see Daoists. If you ask me how old I am, I say I don't have fate with Daoism. When the dog barks and the cat scratches, the Daoist is scared back home. "
The tender voice of a child came into Wang Lin's ears. As the crisp sound of the bell got closer and closer, it turned out to be a child wearing a cotton gown. He was riding on a yellow ox and walking along the country road towards the village.
There was an iron ring on the ox's nose. There were two bells on it. As it walked, the bells kept ringing. There were a few calves following behind the ox.
When the child saw Wang Lin, he was not shy. He gradually walked closer while singing the nursery rhyme. When he got close to Wang Lin, the child tilted his head, blinked his big eyes, and said in a crisp voice, "Uncle, are you lost here?"
A smile appeared on Wang Lin's face. He nodded and said, "What is this place?"
The child smiled and pointed to the front. His tender voice came out, "This is the Apricot Blossom Village!"
With that, he sat on the yellow ox and walked into the village. Only the nursery rhyme was still echoing … Wang Lin let out a sigh. The nursery rhyme was like his ears, but there was a hint of indescribable sorrow in it. He muttered to himself, "Planet Dark Moon, the village under the Heavenly Mountain … This is it."
In Wang Lin's ears, the homesick call of an old friend echoed.
"Please take my ashes back to planet Dark Moon in the Alliance Star System. There is a Heavenly Mountain there. I remember there is a village under the mountain. Take my ashes there …"